Reverend Legs Malone

A little shaved head throwback from god knows when… 2009? 2010? May have grown my hair back but I still have that boa 🤑

It turns out this coming October is chock full of some amazing shows and guess what? I’m not just hosting - I’m dancing too!

October 5 - Q***r Cinema Sundays returns to Official Insta for Geno’s Rock Club in Portland ME with RuPaul ‘s film Star B***y!

October 10 - Burlesque Beyond the Beach Leavitt Theatre Ogunquit, ME

October 11 - Tales From The Strip: Pop-Up Show Belleflower Brewing Company Portland, ME

October 17 - Deadly Dames with Vivian Vice and friends Official Insta for Geno’s Rock Club Portland, ME

October 31 - Maine Pumpkin Ball with GiGi Gabor and friends State Theatre, Portland, Maine Portland ME

Come on out and play!! 🎃👠⭐️💕

Photo James Perkins

Legs Malone turned 20 a couple of days ago, and I’ve been awash in memories. Thank you so much to everyone who wished me a happy birthday and who shared memories, photos and well wishes. You know how to make an ecdysiast feel loved! It turns out 20 years is a long time, and yet it feels like it was all just a few days ago…

Legs Malone was born on the hallowed stage at the Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club, a delightful boozy haunt in London’s East End. But first, my origin story.

On the morning of September 6, 2006, I woke up and read my horoscope as was my habit. There was a full moon eclipse that day, and my horoscope told me that any seeds I planted that day would bloom bigger than my wildest imagination.

Reader, it was right.

I had been taking burlesque classes for a couple of months prior and rehearsing in my bedroom practically every night, but I had yet to step on stage. I had met an amazing pal Torie at one of my first classes with the Ministry of Burlesque and we became fast friends.

On that fateful evening, Torie and I headed to BGWMC for a much-anticipated class with the legendary followed by an amateur showcase. We had each brought some costume pieces to play with, and showed up with bags of bits and bobs and (at least for me) giant grins plastered across my face. Class with Jo was amazing and after we had bumped and ground our way through class, Torie and I sat down to enjoy the show. That’s when I saw Lara Clifton going from table to table, and when she got to ours, I realized why: everyone but two people had dropped out of the showcase, and she needed dancers. She asked us and Torie immediately said no. I said no too, but after Lara went to the next table, Torie turned to me and asked,

“Do you want to get up there?”

I hesitated, and the shyly said, “Yes.”

She asked me what I needed, and I said pasties and a trench coat. The rest of the act I could figure out.

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Burlesque Beyond the Beach returns to Leavitt Theatre on October 10th for our only show of the season!! 💥❤️‍🔥💥

This delicious evening featuring the best of burlesque and drag will leave you hot, bothered, and lit up like a jack-o’-lantern! 🎃💕

Starring Peekaboo Pointe Minnie Tonka Fem Appeal GiGi Gabor Chartreuse Money Francine Ricchi 📺 Vivian Vice Curly Casino Liza May Moxie Sazerac with foxy kitten Coral Ondaleft and hosted by yours truly, the Minister with the Thirty-Four and a Half Inch Inseam!

Bring your friends, lovers, party people, birthday babes, and anyone else who loves a good time!

Saturday, October 10
Burlesque Beyond the Beach
📍Leavitt Theatre 259 Main St Ogunquit
⌚️7:30 doors, 8pm show
🎟️ $25 and up

We’ll see you beyond the beach!!

Tales from the $trip is coming to Maine!! Join Tales’ Peekaboo Pointe along with me Minnie Tonka Fem Appeal and special guests for an incredible night of storytelling at Portland’s own Belleflower Brewing Company 👠🍻

Tales from the $trip is a storytelling event, future podcast and oral history project, featuring true stories told by current and former st*****rs, s3x workers, and any adult industry professional. For too long our stories have been told for us in films, books and media. Tales’ mission is for those of us in the sxindustry to tell our stories the way we want them told. To amplify the voices of a community and an industry that are often spoken for and misrepresented. Our voices are powerful and our stories are vital to our visibility. If more people hear our authentic voices and true stories of our experiences we can help expand efforts to destigmatize sxwork and sworkers.

Sunday October 11
Tales from the $trip: Portland Pop-Up!
Belleflower Brewing Company
66 Cove Street, Portland ME
7:30 doors, 8pm show
Tickets $15 until 9/30, $20 after
21+

On the eve of my 20th anniversary doing this wild, wonderful art, I am struck by how many fellow benevolent weirdos I have met and how much I love them. This is a random selection of photos and in no way represents the totality of foxy souls I’ve romped and frolicked with both onstage and off. I love and miss all you freaks so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️

My apologies to the photographers whose names and tags I don’t have. I salute you all because without your fab images, I wouldn’t have much to show for it.

IG wouldn’t let me tag more than 20 people so I’ll tag everyone else in the comments ❤️

Burlesque family and friends, I love you.

This photo was taken September 19, 2008 from the (old) The Slipper Room stage, looking through the curtains toward the audience as I stepped out onto the go-go box for a little interstitial dancing. I was two years into my burlesque career, which was 18 years ago…

This Sunday, Legs Malone turns 20. I can vote, but I still can’t drink 😂

In honor of this major milestone, I’m going to be posting photos from the last 20 years on this here platform. It is overwhelming to think about 20 years gone by. I can’t imagine my life without this vital and brilliant art form. Burlesque introduced me to my people and fellow gorgeous weirdos who love nothing more than getting on stage and channeling their art no matter how bizarre, hilarious, poignant, or mind blowing it might be.

It is impossible to name every single person who has impacted me during this phenomenal glitter trail of a career, but I will do my best to celebrate, honor, and lift up the stunning souls that have helped me become more myself with each passing year.

On the day of the big 2-0, I’ll be at Official Insta for Geno’s Rock Club for Q***r Cinema Sundays where we will be watching The Big Johnson Film with q&a to follow with the director, my brilliant wife Lola RocknRolla. If you’re in Maine, come on out!

Many more photos to come.

Burlesque, I love you.

Photo taken by Ted d’Ottavio at The Slipper Room that was replaced by the much fancier Slipper Room that stands now, still on the corner of Orchard and Stanton streets.

This is a love letter to my intrepid, inspirational, unbelievably hard working heartthrob of a wife .

Just over a year ago, her film The Big Johnson had its debut . It took her eight years of unfathomably hard work to bring this film to life. And now, one year after its debut, you can now watch it on AppleTV and Prime Video!!!!

The photos you see here document the steps along the way. From the sold out premiere in LA to its sold out NYC premiere with last spring, it has been the delight of a lifetime to be her arm candy and number one fan. I am so proud of you, I could cry, shout, dance, or just burst into an explosion of glitter and shrieks of delight as I behold the fruits of your hard work bringing Dean to the world. I love you to the planet you came from and back again 🪐👽🏳️‍🌈❤️ Thank you for this film. It is the light we need more than ever right now.

Go watch The Big Johnson and tell everyone you know about it!!!! Dean Johnson forever!! 🏳️‍🌈🍆❤️

Q***r Cinema Sundays returns to this Sunday March 1st with Were The World Mine.

Midsummer’s Night Dream meets gay romance set to music? Yes please!

5pm, $5 with all proceeds going to

Bring your friends and plenty of dollars to tip your gorgeous bartender !

See you Sunday, lovers! 🏳️‍🌈❤️